The 2022 World Cup is now only a couple of days away and participating players are putting in the hard yards every day to get in sync with their teammates and their manager and start off as strongly as they can. And it’s not just the teams who have been keeping busy, but the fans …
With two out of three days of the midweek Premier League game week done, we can now look at some of the highs and lows of FPL. This GW, continuing the theme from the weekend, was much better for defenders and not so much for the attackers. Only 8 goals were scored over seven games, …
Pep Guardiola is one of football’s greatest-ever managers. His play style is built on the tiki-taka philosophy, which is one of the most intricate forms of football, requiring a high level of short passing to build the game up. When his teams play, they almost always dominate the possession and have the most passes and …
Haaland blanks in FPL. There. That’s the headline. Liverpool’s somewhat surprising victory over Manchester City ended a very exciting Premier League GW. A much better weekend for defenders, and not so much for the attackers, here is Thick Accent’s FPL review for GW11. You can check out the final results here. Winners: Alisson A clean …
The international break is almost over and Premier League football is back, and of course, so is FPL. The return of club football brings with it two tasty derbies to feast upon – the Manchester Derby and the North London Derby. And then there are a host of other matches that are bound to bring …
The 2022 Ballon d’Or nominations are out! France Football revealed the shortlist of 30 players who are in the running to win the prestigious award. Ironically, it’s not the players who are on the list – but the ones who have been omitted that have started trending the most on social media. Lionel Messi By …
Manchester United began the Erik ten Hag era in perfect fashion with a commanding 4-0 win over arch-rivals Liverpool in their first pre-season game of the season. The Red Devils started the match with a strong line-up full of regular first-teamers and steamrolled a youthful Liverpool side. The likes of Jadon Sancho, Fred, Anthony Martial …
Yesterday’s Premier League action saw a heated Merseyside Derby play out, which eventually ended in a 2-0 victory for Liverpool. Predictably, the Reds dominated proceedings, especially in regards to possession of the ball. However, there was little penetration for Liverpool in the first half, as Everton put up a stern barrier. It appeared as if the …
Liverpool fans will have a lot to say, and not necessarily pleasant things, after Monday night’s Ballon d’Or ceremony in Paris. While many considered the race for the coveted title to be mainly between Robert Lewandowski and Lionel Messi, some Liverpool fans had had their high hopes pinned on Mo Salah. And at the very …
It might not have changed the result, but conceding a goal in the final minutes of the match would surely have been disheartening for a Liverpool defence that prides itself in keeping clean sheets. The likes of Virgil van Dijk, Joel Matip and Alisson were reunited again as the Reds romped to a 3-0 win …
Commentators covering Liverpool’s game against West Bromwich Albion for South Korea based SPOTV had a major collective goalgasm live on air after Alisson scored in the 95th minute at the Hawthorns. Considering their Champions League qualifications were at stake, Liverpool left it very late to score the goal which would eventually bag them all 3 …
Alisson delivered one of the moments of the 20/21 Premier League season as the Brazilian goalkeeper headed a last-minute Trent Alexander-Arnold corner past Sam Johnstone in the West Brom goal. Liverpool were looking down the barrel, with their chances of qualifying for next season’s Champions League in balance as the scoreline read 1-1 in the …
As the last international break of the season is upon us, footballers have been seen trying their best to break the mundanity of the period. The best attempt at trying to break the monotonous nature of the international break was awarded to Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker who was spotted donning a glorious Dallas moustache – …
Various reports coming from Brazil and Alisson’s former club Internacional have now confirmed that Liverpool goalkeeper’s father has passed away in a drowning accident. Jose Becker, 57, had been swimming in a lake near his holiday home in southern Brazil. The news unfolded in a cruel manner for the Becker family as they were clinging …
Liverpool’s pre-season training is underway as the players, coaches and staff members met in Austria for a training camp to prepare for the upcoming season. The Reds are currently based on the outskirts of Salzburg as Van Dijk and co step up preparations for the start of the 2020-21 season. The Dutch defender recently showed …
Arturo Vidal’s bold pre-match statement became the centre of discussion as Liverpool players were seen discussing the quarter final clash between Bayern Munich and Barcelona in their preseason training. A clip from Liverpool’s training session made rounds on Twitter as goalkeeper Alisson Becker seemingly mocked Barcelona’s Arturo Vidal for his comment before the heavy defeat …
While Alisson Becker was regarded as a fine goalkeeper during his time in Rome, it’s fairly safe to say he wasn’t talked about in the same breath as Manuel Neuer or David de Gea when the Reds pushed to sign him in the summer of 2018. While quite a few eyebrows were raised when he …